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Surgical clips and methods for tissue approximation

  • US 5,976,159 A
  • Filed: 02/08/1996
  • Issued: 11/02/1999
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/24/1995
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A surgical clip for approximating a first tissue layer to a second tissue layer, the surgical clip comprising a clip body having a distal extremity with a distal end, a proximal extremity with a proximal end and an outer surface therebetween, the distal end being configured to penetrate through both the first and second tissue layers from a first side to a second side thereof without penetrating the first and second tissue layers with the proximal extremity, wherein a first member selected from the distal extremity or the proximal extremity has an inner surface and is shapable into a closed position in which the first tissue layer is compressed against the second tissue layer between the inner surface and the outer surface with both the distal and proximal extremities disposed on the same side of the first and second tissue layers, the clip body being made of a biocompatible material which remains in the body indefinitely to ensure that the anastomosis remains intact, the clip body further having a middle portion configured to be held by a clip applier for applying the clip, the middle portion being separated from the distal extremity to allow penetration of the first and second tissue layers while the clip body is held by the clip applier.

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